People on the Move
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
  • Alistair Campbell, Peter Vattanatham, Chris Cork and Dimitri Kalagas
    B-Reel
    B-Reel hired four employees in its creative department. Alistair Campbell was named managing director, Peter Vattanatham as managing creative director, Chris Cork as senior creative and Dimitri Kalagas as senior creative, all based in Los Angeles.

    Campbell takes over the role from one of the agency's founding partners, Pelle Nilsson, who will now focus on management of B-Reel's North America operations. Prior to B-Reel, Campbell was a managing director/partner for The Great Society Before that, he worked at Wieden + Kennedy, Blast Radius, and Nike.

    Most recently, Vattanatham worked at 72andSunny, Los Angeles, as creative director on brands including Activision, Sonos, Google and MillerCoors. Prior to that, he was a full-time and freelancer at 180LA, BSSP, and Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, creating work for HP, Boost Mobile and Converse.

    Cork joins the agency from TBWA/Media Arts Lab, where he was an associate creative director on Apple.

    Kalagas also joins the agency from TBWA/Media Arts Lab, working as an associate creative director on Apple.

    "B-Reel is blazing new trails beyond its core creative capabilities, and embracing the right kind of new talent that will continue to push forward our maker culture and game changing work for clients," said Anders Wahlquist, CEO of B-Reel.

  • Jon Dupuis
    Havas New York

    Havas New York tapped Jon Dupuis as chief performance marketing officer and managing director. A new position, Dupuis is charged with scaling and optimizing performance marketing capabilities for clients within the New York group: across Havas Creative, Havas Media, Helia and Cognitive.

    Dupuis will report to Laura Maness, CEO of Havas New York. He joins the agency from DigitasLBi where he served as executive vice president, marketing, leading the agency's American Express account. At DigitasLBi for seven years, Dupuis helped the agency expand its relationship with Under Armour, adding performance media agency of record duties. Earlier in his career, Dupuis co-founded NYCA, an agency he grew from two people to a shop of 65 employees with 12 global accounts.

    "Jon is a hybrid marketer with a deep understanding of creative, digital, data and media, and a proven track record for leading marketers through transformative growth and organizational change," said Maness. "His strengths are a great match for Havas, as we continue to break new ground in creativity using the tools of modern marketing."

  • Kenny Rennard, Steve Coy and Jason Szatmary
    Isobar
    Isobar hires in its Boston office. Kenny Rennard joined as an executive creative director and Steve Coy and Jason Szatmary were named vice presidents. All three will report to Geoff Cubitt and Jeff Maling, co-CEOs.

    Prior to Isobar, Rennard had spent a decade at Digitas. While there, he led accounts such as Bank of America, GM and Harley Davidson, overseeing a team of nearly 40 creatives.

    Coy is responsible for managing a number of business across the Boston and New York offices, including Hannaford and Sotheby's. In addition, he will help lead new practice and service development, with a focus on new business. Prior to Isobar, Coy was director of client services at SapientNitro. While there, he had full P&L and sales responsibility for a portfolio of businesses. Before SapientNitro, Coy was director, business consulting at Oracle.

    Szatmary also joins the agency from SapientNitro, where he served as group account director. He was also accountable for creating and driving the account strategy, casting, new business development, operations, negotiating commercial terms, pricing and contract authoring.

    "Isobar has grown and evolved over the past year and Boston has become a real priority for us," said Mailing. "We see a lot of growth potential in the region and really wanted to tap into the creative community. These key new hires will allow us to stay on this path of innovation and help us continue to push the limits of creativity and technology."

  • Sean Salter and Christy Hayes
    Midnight Oil
    Sean Salter was named creative director at Midnight Oil, reporting to Michelle Azzopardi, executive vice president, creative & agency operations.

    Salter began his career as a graphic artist and illustrator in the Consumer Products division of the Walt Disney Company. Most recently, he served as associate creative director at Eclipse and associate creative director/senior art director at Trailer Park creative agency.

    In addition, Christy Hayes was named account director, reporting to Brandon Gabriel, executive vice president, business development - brand.

    Hayes, who previously worked at M&C Saatchi and McCann Erickson, has more than 10 years of experience in brand marketing, integrated campaigns, and both traditional and digital advertising. She has created campaigns for UGG for Men featuring Tom Brady, New Mexico Tourism, Honda Powersports and Sony Pictures Entertainment.

  • Alison Tintle
    Rational Interaction
    Seattle-based Rational Interaction named Alison Tintle as executive creative director. Tintle recently worked for POP, and prior to that held positions at Saatchi & Saatchi and VML, working on clients like Microsoft, F5 Adobe, Intel and VMware.

    "Over the past few years, Rational has built out our in-house capabilities, including video, to become a one-stop shop for our clients," said Joseph Debons, principal and executive managing director at Rational Interaction. "With Alison's impressive background as a successful storyteller in the digital realm, I'm confident that Alison will take our team to the next level and help us continue to drive innovative work for our clients."

  • Cathy Butler and Andrew Carlson
    DigitasLBi
    DigitasLBi promoted Cathy Butler and Andrew Carlson to executive vice presidents to co-lead the agency's Digital Products & Services group.
  • Richard D. Lara
    Spanish Broadcasting System
    Spanish Broadcasting System named Richard D. Lara as executive vice president and general counsel.
  • Christina Gergis, Tommy Reid and Tina Walsh
    Tongal
    Tongal hired Christina Gergis as head of people, Tommy Reid as executive producer, and Tina Walsh as vice president of content strategy.
  • Peter Beinart
    The Forward
    Peter Beinart joined The Forward as senior columnist and contributing editor.
  • Laura Patterson
    PS260
    PS260 promoted Laura Patterson from senior producer to head of production.
  • Joseph Patel
    Vevo
    Vevo hired Joseph Patel as vice president of original content in the New York office.
  • Adam Chandler
    Kargo
    Kargo named Adam Chandler as chief business officer.
  • Bill Ridenour
    The Skin Cancer Foundation
    The Skin Cancer Foundation named Bill Ridenour as senior director of partnership development.
  • Liz Miller, Paige Black and Alex Blood
    Gage
    Gage hired Liz Miller as a project manager, Paige Black as an engagement manager and Alex Blood as a senior developer.
  • Kurt Tondorf
    Animal Planet and Science Channel
    Kurt Tondorf was named senior vice president, development for Animal Planet and Science Channel.
  • Jason Sarlanis
    TLC
    TLC named Jason Sarlanis as senior vice president, development.
  • Vivian Siu and Chelsea Matiash
    The Intercept
    The Intercept hired Vivian Siu as director of communications and Chelsea Matiash as senior photo editor.
  • Art Zeidman
    Adtentiv
    Art Zeidman joined Adtentiv as chief revenue officer, a newly created role.
  • Eric Henderson
    Active Interest Media
    Active Interest Media promoted Eric Henderson to national sales director of its Outdoor Trade Group.
  • Sophie Slowe
    Kitewheel
    Kitewheel named Sophie Slowe as vice president of strategy.
  • Joel Armijo
    FuboTV
    FuboTV named Joel Armijo as the company's first chief financial officer.
  • Charles Gabriel
    Apester
    Charles Gabriel was named president of interactive content platform, Apester.
  • Wayne Townsend
    Epsilon
    Epsilon promoted Wayne Townsend to president, technology.
  • Toby McKenna
    Bazaarvoice
    Bazaarvoice hired Toby McKenna as senior vice president of global advertising.
  • Russ Harris
    Viptela
    Viptela named Russ Harris as senior vice president of operations.
  • Floyd Russ
    Tool
    Tool signed director Floyd Russ to its live action roster.
  • Kevin Tan
    Eyeota
    Kevin Tan, CEO and co-founder of Eyeota, has relocated from Singapore to the U.S. to manage the company's new office in New York City.
  • Neeta Bidwai and Julia Rhodes
    YOU Technology
    YOU Technology hired Neeta Bidwai as vice president of marketing and Julia Rhodes as vice president of product.
  • New Honor Society
    Kevin Farr and Eva Lopez
    Kevin Farr and Eva Lopez joined New Honor Society as senior planning director and creative insights analyst, respectively.
  • Susy Dunn
    Act-On Software
    Act-On Software hired Susy Dunn as chief people officer.
  • Adam Katz
    Sightly
    Sightly added Adam Katz as vice president of sales in New York.
  • Margaret Loesch
    Genius Brands International
    Genius Brands International named Margaret Loesch as executive chairman of its Kid Genius Cartoon Channel.
  • An Le
    Dynamic Signal
    Dynamic Signal promoted An Le to chief operating officer, up from vice president and general manager of Mid-Market.
  • Jay Imus
    Verto Analytics
    Verto Analytics hired Jay Imus to lead its east coast sales.
  • Kim Perell
    Amobee
    Amobee named Kim Perell as CEO.
  • Todd Tarpley
    Nameberry
    Nameberry tapped Todd Tarpley to the newly created role of chief operating officer.